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Kalanzi & Another v Lunkuse (Civil Suit 144 of 2019) [2025] UGHCFD 12 (31 March 2025)
The High Court held that the alleged 1977 will was not proved, found the deceased died intestate, and ordered joint administration of the estate and subdivision of the land.
Musisi v Nsubuga & Another (Civil Suit 104 of 2024) [2025] UGHC 157 (5 March 2025)
The High Court revoked letters of administration for inoperative estate management, found the plaintiff was a beneficiary, and granted him the estate letters.
Namatovu & 2 Others v Nabukera & Another (Civil Suit 156 of 2023) [2024] UGHCFD 80 (14 November 2024)
The High Court held the defendants did not intermeddle with the estate, revoked the plaintiffs’ letters of administration, found contempt, and ordered costs against the plaintiffs.
Makumbi v Nabatanzi & Nabatanzi & 3 Others v Nakiburara & 2 Others (Civil Suit Nos. 84 &15 of 2021) [2024] UGHCFD 86 (22 October 2024)
The court found that the plaintiff, Ethel Makumbi, though legally married to the late Patrick Makumbi, had been separated from him for over twenty-five years and was thus not entitled to benefit from his estate under Section 30 of the Succession Act. The purported customary marriage between the deceased and Nabatanzi Maureen was void due to the subsistence of the earlier church marriage. The court held that the will left by the deceased was valid, as it was written in his own hand and there was no evidence of forgery or fraud, despite procedural irregularities in attestation. The rightful ben…
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Katerega v Namugala & Another (Miscellaneous Application 522 of 2024) [2024] UGHCFD 41 (31 July 2024)
The High Court dismissed an application to add the applicant as a beneficiary of Sir Daudi Chwa II’s estate, finding the motion fatally defective for want of valid authority.
Mumbere and 3 Others v Masika (Civil Suit 53 of 2022) [2023] UGHC 114 (13 November 2023)
The court found that the defendant was the lawful wife of the deceased, having contracted a valid church marriage, and is therefore a beneficiary of the estate under the Succession Act. The fact that she was not living with the deceased at the time of his death did not disentitle her from inheriting, as the separation was not permanent and was caused by family misunderstandings, not by her own volition. The Supreme Court precedent clarified that Section 30 of the Succession Act should not be interpreted to deprive a spouse of her rights solely due to non-cohabitation at the time of death. Reg…
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Namubiru and Another v Birungi and 3 Others (Civil Suit 7 of 2019) [2023] UGHCFD 143 (27 July 2023)
The court found that the 4th defendant, as a customary heir, was only entitled to 1% of the estate of the late Fred Wamala Nsimbi and not to the entire estate or specific properties. The plaintiffs and their sister were entitled to their respective shares as bequeathed by their grandfather, the late Paul H. K Wandera Mubiru, including 0.75 acres from Kyadondo Block 236 Plot 132 at Bweyogerere. The 1st defendant's registration as sole proprietor of Bugerere Block 12 Plot 9 was contrary to the will, which required equal sharing among the beneficiaries, and the title should be cancelled and redi…
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Kalema v Kayondo & Another (Civil Suit 92 of 2014) [2023] UGHC 330 (11 March 2023)
The High Court in Masaka held that Nyansio Kyagulanyi died testate, revoked the defendants’ letters of administration, and ordered distribution under the will.
Sebadduka and Another v Jaloba (Civil Suit 223 of 2015) [2023] UGHCFD 71 (27 February 2023)
The High Court revoked the defendant’s later grant of letters of administration, found fraud in the succession process, declared trespass, and ordered title cancellation.
Keshaha v Ampeire (Civil Suit 12 of 2022) [2023] UGHC 445 (19 January 2023)
The High Court held that Ampeire Sylvia was a beneficiary of the estate of Erisa Kabateraine and ordered transfer of the disputed land to her.
